Adrienne Christian

Poet

Lincoln, NE
Nebraska US
Website: 
www.adriennechristian.com

Author's Bio

Adrienne Christian is the author of "A Proper Lover (Main Street Rag 2017)" and "12023 Woodmont Avenue (Willow Books 2013)." She is Cave Canem fellow whose work has appeared in Alimentum, phoebe, Obsidian, Concis, The Los Angeles Review as the Editor's Choice, and others. She is an editorial assistant at Prairie Schooner and associate editor at Backbone Press. She earned her BA in English from The University of Michigan and is currently pursing her PhD at The University of Nebraska.

Publications & Prizes

Journals:
Big Lucks
,
Cliterature
,
Down in the Dirt
,
Falling Star Magazine
,
Gutter Eloquence Magazine
,
Miller's Pond
,
Porchlight
,
The Ante Review
,
Thresholds Literary Journal
,
Turtle Quarterly
,
Work
Prizes won: 

In 2007, Adrienne Christian won the "Five Under Ten Award" from the University of Michigan. The award is reserved for outstanding alumni who have graduated in under five years. In 2016, she was a finalist for the Rita Dove Interntional Poetry Award. In 2018, she won third place for the Gaffney/Academy of American Poets award. 

 

 

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
African American, Feminist
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Raised in: 
MI
Michigan
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Last update: Oct 11, 2018